School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Tulach

Location:
An Tulach, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Sr. M. Lorcán
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    no legs.?
    A. a Brush.
    Q.Why is a dog like a tree?
    Because they both lose their bark when dead.
    Q.What is it that has no feet,yet wears boots and shoes?
    A.A gravel path.
    Q.If I got sixpence for walking one mile what would I get for walking thirty miles?
    A.Sore feet.
    Q.God never sees it kings seldom see it,and we always see it.
    A.God never sees an equal to match Himself.
    Q.What is it that the more it dries the wetter it gets?
    A. A towel.
    Q.Twenty four white sheep standing in a stall up comes a red one and licks them all?
    A. Your teeth and tongue.
    Q.In a field there is a house and in a house there is a cup in a cup there is a sup that every one must taste?
    A.Death
    Q.Hoddy-doddy with a round black body and a big flat hat what's that.
    A.A pot.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sighle Ní Mhathghamhna
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    An Tulach, Co. an Chláir